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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Volpatte on leave to recover from his injury?
(a) Two months.
(b) One year.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

2. What kind of a structure does the squad occupy during the violent rainstorm in Chapter 11?
(a) A lone tavern.
(b) An abandoned estate.
(c) A collapsing barn.
(d) An old fortress.

3. In Chapter 11, a general schedules a curfew for what period of time everyday?
(a) While he is sleeping.
(b) From noon to sunset.
(c) While he is in town.
(d) While he is at church.

4. When the narrator returns to the squad's quarters after listening to the story of execution, what is Volpatte doing?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Crying.
(c) Telling anecdotes.
(d) Drinking.

5. What does Volpatte say about the four great rivers of France?
(a) They would be choked by the wounded men who are dying.
(b) They cannot wash the battlefields clean.
(c) Only they could cleanse the depots.
(d) They will all run red with blood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cocon is described as being which of the following?

2. How is Farfadet "saved"?

3. What is Tirloir's nickname?

4. What does Fouillade do during the rainstorm?

5. Which luxury in Gauchin-l'Abbé do the men seem to enjoy most?

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